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Park, Robert Ezra
1864 - Born on February 14th in Harveyville, Pennsylvania. American sociologist noted for his work on ethnic minority groups, particularly African Americans, and on human ecology, a term he is credited with coining.
1887 - Park earned his A.B. at the University of Michigan.
1899-1904 - Received his his A.M. at Harvard, and his Ph.D. at the University of Heidelberg.
- He taught at Harvard University.
1906 - Park wrote two magazine articles about the oppression of the Congolese by Belgian colonial administrators.
1912 - He became secretary to Booker T. Washington and is said to have written most of Washington's The Man Farthest Down.
1914 - He taught at the University of Chicago.
1921 - With Ernest W. Burgess, Park wrote a standard text, Introduction to the Science of Sociology.
1922 - In The Immigrant Press and Its Control, Park argued that foreign-language newspapers would, in the long run, promote assimilation of immigrants.
1936 - He was a professor at Fisk University.
1944 - Died on February 7th.
1887 - Park earned his A.B. at the University of Michigan.
1899-1904 - Received his his A.M. at Harvard, and his Ph.D. at the University of Heidelberg.
- He taught at Harvard University.
1906 - Park wrote two magazine articles about the oppression of the Congolese by Belgian colonial administrators.
1912 - He became secretary to Booker T. Washington and is said to have written most of Washington's The Man Farthest Down.
1914 - He taught at the University of Chicago.
1921 - With Ernest W. Burgess, Park wrote a standard text, Introduction to the Science of Sociology.
1922 - In The Immigrant Press and Its Control, Park argued that foreign-language newspapers would, in the long run, promote assimilation of immigrants.
1936 - He was a professor at Fisk University.
1944 - Died on February 7th.
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